The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and most southern of the Nordic countries. Located north of its only land neighbour, ► Germany, southwest of ► Sweden, and south of ► Norway, it is located at 56° N 10° E in northern Europe. From a cultural point of view, Denmark belongs to the family of Scandinavian countries although not located on the Scandinavian Peninsula. The national capital is Copenhagen. The kingdom also includes the ► Faroe Islands and ► Greenland.

Short name

Denmark

Official name

Kingdom of Denmark

Status

Independent country since the 10th century. Member of the ► European Union since 1973

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Denmark, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Denmark.

Map showing Scandinavian settlement in the eighth (dark red), ninth (red), tenth (orange) and eleventh (yellow) centuries. Areas denoted in green are those affected by frequent viking incursions but with little or no Scandinavian settlement.

The Dominions of Cnut 1014-1035

Scandinavia in 1219

References for this description (or part of this) or for the depiction in the file are not provided.

Reason:

. Sweden did however not reach this size until 1330s. The realms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Sword Brethren. In light green, the Estonian island of Saaremaa (Ösel) claimed by Denmark (conquered by the Sword Brethren in 1227) and the territories conquered by Denmark in northern Germany.

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

Medieval map of Denmark

Denmark in 1905

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Satellite map

Satellite map

Notes and references

General remarks:

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